Assessment
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Balanced
Assessment in Mathematics
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This site has been developed by the Harvard School of
Education and features a large array of assessment activities for grades
K-12.
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Chicago
Public Schools: The Rubric Bank
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This site provides a selection of scoring rubrics that
may be used in a variety of different subject areas, including
mathematics and science.
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DiscoverySchool:
Kathy Schrocks Guide for Educators
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This site contains example scoring rubrics and articles
on how to develop scoring rubrics.
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How
People Learn |
How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School
(1999).
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education - online
publication of book. |
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Performance Assessment
Links in Science
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A Standards Based resource of performance assessments in
science.
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Practical Assessment,
Research and Evaluation
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This site provides an on-line peer reviewed journal on
assessment. Many of the articles are appropriate for classroom
teachers.
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Rubistar
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An on-line tool to assist teachers in locating and using
scoring rubrics.
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Technical Careers
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Career Consulting
Corner
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Provides a resource for exploring a variety of career
options.
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U.S.
Department of Labor
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Has statistics and other information concerning careers
in engineering.
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We Do
Math!
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Sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America,
this on-line brochure highlights careers in mathematics.
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Lesson Plans and Student Activities
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Ask
ERIC Lesson Plans
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An on-line resource of lesson plans drawn from a variety
of different content areas.
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Calvalcade
Publishing
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Provides on-line resources for chemistry teachers.
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Center for Improving
Engineering and Science
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Web site provides a variety of classroom projects and
other resources for science teachers.
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Colorado Energy
Science Center
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Provides activities for the K-12 classroom concerning
energy and energy conservation.
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Cool Math
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Provides a resource for teachers, students and parents
that contains a variety of cool mathematics problems, exercises and
activities.
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Discovery
School: Lesson Plans
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This site allows the user to search for appropriate
scientific lesson plans by grade level.
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Dr. Slime
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This site contains a variety of experiments in chemistry
and chemical engineering.
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Electricity
On-line
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An on-line resource concerning the mathematics and
physics of electricity.
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Fossil
Fuels
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A website designed to introduce students to fossil fuels
and their future uses.
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Eisenhower Clearing House
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Features a large number of resources for mathematics and
science teachers, including fully developed classroom lesson plans.
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Environmental
Detectives
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A site where students take their PDAs with Bluetooth and
GPA and gather information through virtual tests and interviews to solve
a problem like a chemical spill. |
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Explore
Learning
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Math and science gizmos (interactive applets) on a
variety of concepts. Can access one per day for free. |
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How
Stuff Works
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An online encyclopedia of how various technologies work.
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Japanese Language
and Culture Resource Center
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Provides lessons and activities in a variety of areas
that are used for instruction in Japan (all translated to English).
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Lesson
Plan Page
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Provides a variety of lesson plans for various subject
areas.
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Life
Science
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Collection of many life science and biology focused
lesson plans. |
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MathArchives
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Contains a collection of useful links for k-12
mathematics teachers.
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Math
Puzzles and Games
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Contains activities that use building designs to
illustrate mathematical concepts.
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Mid-continent
Research for Educating and Learning
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Provides resources for creating standards based lessons
and assessments.
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National
Geographic Lesson Plans
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Lesson plans from National Geographic sorted by grade
level and content. |
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National
Renewable Energy Laboratory
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Contains opportunities for teachers and instructional
units that emphasize mathematics and science for middle school students.
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Online Ethics
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Provides engineers, scientists, and science and
engineering students with resources for understanding and addressing
ethically significant problems that arise in their work.
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PDC Science
Lesson Plans
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A collection of biology, chemistry, physics, and earth
science lesson plans. |
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Riverdeep
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Provides a variety of on-line resources in mathematics,
science and language arts.
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The Physics
Classroom
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Provides an on-line tutorial in physics for the high
school student.
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TeachEngineering
Digital Library
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A website that is under development that will eventually
provide a variety of activities for introducing engineering to the k-12
classroom.
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Teach-nology
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Contains lesson plans and worksheets to support
technology in the classroom.
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Tour
of Fractions
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Online teacher's resource for teaching fractions at all
grade levels. |
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What
you need to know about chemistry
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Contains demonstrations and experiments and other
information with respect to chemistry.
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Wright
Center for Science Education
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Provides a variety of lesson plans specifically developed
for use in the science classroom.
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Organizations
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American Society of Civil
Engineers
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A national organization for Civil Engineers.
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American Institute of
Chemical Engineers
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One of the largest societies for chemical engineers.
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Colorado
Association of Science Teachers
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An organization that supports science teachers in the
state of Colorado at the k-12 level.
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Colorado Council of
Teachers of Mathematics
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An organization that supports mathematics teachers
at the k-12 level.
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National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics
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A national organization for teachers of mathematics.
This website also contains links to the standards documents.
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National Science Teachers
Association
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An organization that supports science teaching at all
levels.
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Other
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ASCE
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Contains links for exploring Civil Engineering.
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Bamko Surplus
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Examples of equipment that is used by engineers in
manufacturing.
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Eclipse
Crosswords
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Make your own crosswords for free - you provide the
wordlist, size, clues. Generates rtf files and html files. |
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Geothermal
Energy Program
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Provides explanations and examples of geothermal energy.
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Molecular
Modeling Task Force
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Programs that illustrate the two dimensional movement of
molecules under various conditions.
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On-line Applications
for Engineering Design
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Programs to assist chemical engineers in sizing
equipment.
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Quia Web
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Make your own games, activities, quizzes. Or use ones
that were already made by other teachers. |
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Teaching
Engineering |
An online book that covers how to teach and manage
engineering classes.
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What
is a Chemical Engineer?
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Describes the responsibilities of a chemical engineer. |